Florimell leaves the Witches Hut and Disappoint <i>(sic.)</i> the Monster
1740
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1740
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This drawing shows a scene from Edmund Spenser’s poem *The Faerie Queene*. Artist William Kent made it around the 1730s–40s as part of 32 book illustrations. The title tells us a woman named Florimell leaves a witch’s hut and avoids a monster. Kent worked on these designs early in his London career. They were published in 1751, though some once thought the set was unfinished. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
